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stint on something

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  • stint on — ˈstint on [present tense I/you/we/they stint on he/she/it stints on present participle stinting on past tense stinted on past participle …   Useful english dictionary

  • stint — stint1 [ stınt ] noun count a period of time spent doing something: He came to California after a brief stint as a waiter in New York. stint stint 2 [ stınt ] verb stint on phrasal verb not stint on something INFORMAL to use enough, or more than… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • stint on — phrasal verb Word forms stint on : present tense I/you/we/they stint on he/she/it stints on present participle stinting on past tense stinted on past participle stinted on informal not stint on something to use enough, or more than enough, of… …   English dictionary

  • stint — stint1 [stint] vt. [ME stinten, to stint, cease, stop < OE styntan, to blunt or dull, akin to stunt, blunt, dull: see STUNT1] 1. to restrict or limit to a certain quantity, number, share, or allotment, often small or scanty 2. Archaic to stop… …   English World dictionary

  • stint — ► VERB (also stint on) ▪ be restrictive or ungenerous towards (someone) or in providing (something). ► NOUN 1) an allotted period of work. 2) limited supply or effort. ORIGIN Old English, make blunt …   English terms dictionary

  • stint — stint1 [stınt] n [C usually singular] a period of time spent doing a particular job or activity stint in/at ▪ Mark did a two year stint in the army. stint as ▪ his stint as chairman stint 2 stint2 v [I,T usually in negatives] [: Old English;… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • stint — 1 noun (countable usually singular) 1 a limited or fixed period of work or effort (+ as): the beginning of her stint as waitress | do a stint: Mark did a two year stint in the army. | do your stint (=do some work that other people also have to do …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • stint — stint1 stintedly, adv. stintedness, n. stinter, n. stintingly, adv. stintless, adj. /stint/, v.i. 1. to be frugal; get along on a scanty allowance: Don t stint on the food. They stinted for years in order to save money …   Universalium

  • stint — I UK [stɪnt] / US noun [countable] Word forms stint : singular stint plural stints a period of time spent doing something He came to California after a brief stint as a waiter in New York. II UK [stɪnt] / US verb Word forms stint : present tense… …   English dictionary

  • stint — I [[t]stɪnt[/t]] v. i. 1) to be frugal; get along on a scanty allowance: to stint on food[/ex] 2) archaic to cease action; desist 3) to limit to a certain amount, number, etc., often unduly 4) archaic to bring to an end; check 5) cvb a period of… …   From formal English to slang

  • stint — 1. noun /stɪnt/ a) A period of time spent doing or being something. A spell. He had a stint in jail. b) Any of several very small wading birds in the genus Calidris. Types of sandpiper, such as the dunlin or the sanderling. 2 …   Wiktionary

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